counterargument

Definitions

1. An argument that is opposed to another argument.
2. first-person singular present indicative of contraargumentar

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: rebuttal, refutation”

“One argument is that "the virus has changed everything" and that people will work⟳ from home and travel⟳ much less, easing capacity pressures. But there is a counter argument whereby we may all discover⟳ that, longer-term, many jobs cannot after all be effectively carried out from home indefinitely.”

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